SEASON HIGHLIGHTS February
Jonathan White In the Long Run Profile Books, 1 February, hb, £18.99, 9781800812307
Current affairs
This “eye-opening” history of the future and how our vision
of what it means has shifted argues that a political commitment to the long-term may be the best way to safeguard democracy.
Andy Burnham, Steve Rotheram Head North Trapeze, 1 February, hb, £22, 9781398719736
Current affairs
Britain is more unequal than ever before. If we’re ever
going to fix this, we must take the power out of Westminster. So say the mayors of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region in this ambitious 10-point plan to rewire and reimagine our country beyond the Westminster bubble.
Mike Duggan All Mapped Out Reaktion Books, 1 February, hb, £16, 9781789148367
General History Eye-opening exploration of
how maps and the people who make them impact our lives on social and cultural levels; from ancient cave paintings and stone carvings to the digital interfaces we rely on today.
Beth McColl Romanticise Your Life Orion Spring, 1 February, hb, £16.99, 9781398720862
Beauty, Fashion & Lifestyle
Exploring all areas of life from
solo travelling to the joy of friendships, and taking control of your dating life, this cutely illustrated guide shows you how romance is about appreciating the small things that can be just as magnificent as meeting the love of your life.
N S Nuseibeh Namesake Canongate Books, 1 February, hb, £16.99, 9781838852634
Social & Local History
Blending history, personal essay and cultural criticism, this compelling collection
of essays by award-winning British-Palestinian writer Nuseibeh explores what it means to be a young secular Muslim today through the lens of her ancestor Nusayba, the only female warrior to have fought alongside the Prophet.
Paula Byrne Hardy Women William Collins, 1 February, hb, £25, 9780008322250
Literature & Criticism
Fascinating re-examination of the life of Thomas
Hardy through the eyes of the women who profoundly
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influenced him—his mother, his sisters, girlfriends, wives and muses. Drawing on access to some never-before-seen passages in Hardy’s journals, Byrne shows that while his relationship with the female sex was vexed and complicated, it is through these hardy women that we can truly appreciate his much-loved works.
The RNLI To Save Every One HarperCollins, 1 February, hb, £22, 9780008613051
General History This “beautiful book of
kindness, courage, and community to treasure for years to come” explores the remarkable 200-year history of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and its invaluable role in British maritime history.
Xinran Xue
The Book of Secrets Bloomsbury Continuum, 1 February, hb, £25, 9781399406680
General History The author of The Good
Women of China returns with a “spellbinding” account of the secret life of a spy in modern China: Jie and his wife Moon. It’s the story of a family torn apart by the Tiananmen Square massacre, pieced together from an array of personal diaries and letters.
Tom Hibbert Phew, Eh Readers? Nine Eight Books, 1 February, hb, £22, 9781788708685
Music Taking in his “genre- defining” work at
Smash Hits to his “Who The Hell..?” articles for Q magazine and beyond, this first collection of the writings of the late music journalist also includes contemporary reflections from former colleagues and admirers.
Sheila Heti Alphabetical Diaries Fitzcarraldo Editions, 6 February, pb, £10.99, 9781804270776
Biography & Memoirs
A 26-chapter memoir, in which the Canadian
writer achieves something striking by reworking a diary of her thoughts over a 10-year period, and arranging the sentences A-Z. What emerges are profound patterns in the narrative which chart the evolution of a young writer as she reflects on her friendships, relationships and creative drive.
Nigel Toon How AI Thinks Torva, 8 February, hb, £22, 9781911709466
Computers & Te Internet
Toon is the founder of Graphcore
which builds processors for machine intelligence and as such a leading AI entrepreneur. Here he argues that those who understand how AI thinks are about to win big, explaining why
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-Fiction
John Cooper Clarke WHAT Picador, 8 February, hb, £16.99, 9781035033164
Poetry Picador hasn’t told me a great deal but we
are promised an uproarious new collection from the good Doctor poet of Salford, billed as his “most trenchant collection of poems yet”.
Joseph Talbot IDLES x Magda Archer Brutalism Tames & Hudson, 8 February, hb, £20, 9780500026977
Music This first ever book from British rock band
IDLES is a “striking and thought- provoking” collaboration between frontman Joe Talbot and artist Magda Archer. It contains all the lyrics from the band’s first album, “Brutalism”, alongside provocative artwork. A special edition run of 2,000
Tom Chatfield Wise Animals Picador, 8 February, hb, £20, 9781529079746
General History Highly readable
exploration of humanity’s relationship with technology, from the emergence of our species to now. Its central message is that we are neither masters nor victims of such technologies. They are part of who we are, and so our future
that is exciting, but also how it can be controlled.
Fiona Vera-Gray Women on Porn Torva, 8 February, hb, £18.99, 9781911709435
Current affairs
Based on new immersive research and interview with
women aged 18-70, this “eye-opening and provocative” take on sexually explicit material and female sexuality examines porn from the perspective of women who have consumed it, women who have made it, and women who are averse to it. Vera-Gray is a leading feminist academic working on sexual violence.
Ellen Welch Why Canít I See My GP? Calon, 8 February, hb, £16.99, 9781915279460
General History Seventy-five years after
the NHS was created, Dr Welch lifts the curtain on general practice, featuring personal accounts from practising GPs and others on the frontline try to answer the question: how did we get to this state of affairs? And what can be done to make things better in the future?
Alistair Moffat Between Britain Canongate Books, 8 February, hb, £20, 9781838854386
General History In this alluring blend of
travel writing and history, the Kelso-born writer and former director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe reflects on national identity, landscape and his own life as a native of the Borders as he walks the 100-mile boundary between Scotland and England, from Berwick-upon-Tweed to the mouth of the River Sark.
copies sold out in under 24 hours.
Subhadra Das Uncivilised Coronet, 8 February, hb, £20, 9781399704359
General History In which the science
historian author looks at 10 founding ideas of Western civilisation, from the value of a good education to art; uncovers their flaws, and urges us to look at the world with fresh eyes, asking “is the West really as civilised as it thinks it is?”.
Sandy Nairne, Peter R Williams Titan of the Thames Unbound, 8 February, hb, £25, 9781800182790
Biography & Memoirs
This first biography of William Grenfell,
Lord Desborough, takes in his myriad sporting achievements, his pioneering role behind the 1908 London Olympic Games, and his political and business life as leader of the London Chamber of Commerce and more. “An inspiring life of public service and extraordinary sportsmanship.”
Jonathan Clements Rebel Island Scribe UK, 8 February, hb, £22, 9781915590275
General History “Gripping” history of
Taiwan and its people, from the flood myths of indigenous legend to its Asian Tiger economic status and the present threat of invasion by China.
Fiona Stafford Time and Tide John Murray, 15 February, hb, £20, 9781473686328
Conservation & the Environment
Enchanting exploration by the
author of The Long Long Life of Trees of the ways in which the land, and skyscapes of the UK are constantly shifting. Following in the footsteps of such writers as John Keats, Celia Fiennes and Wilkie Collins, we journey with her from the Fens to the Humber, and from Cornwall to the north coast of Ireland, marvelling at red squirrels and red kites, monkey puzzle trees and the resilience of nature.
Nadhim Zahawi The Boy from Baghdad HarperCollins, 15 February, hb, £25, 9780008640699
Biography & Memoirs
Born and raised in Baghdad, Zahawi arrived in the UK
aged 11, having been forced to flee Iraq with his family. In this “candid and poignant” memoir, he recalls his upbringing in the Middle East, and his rise to the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Helen Russell How to Raise a Viking Fourth Estate, 15 February, hb, £16.99, 9780008602727
—and theirs—lies squarely in our own hands.
Bettina Baumgartel, Annette Wickham Angelica Kauffman Royal Academy of Arts, 12 February, hb, £20, 9781915815033
Art & Antiques Celebration of the work of the
pioneering history painter, innovative portraitist and one of two women among the founders of the Royal Academy. Accompanies an exhibition at the Royal Academy from March – June 2024.
Billy Dee Williams What Have We Here Hodder & Stoughton, 13 February, hb, £25, 9781529350210
Biography & Memoirs
From his childhood growing up in Harlem to his days
on Broadway and in Hollywood before landing his legendary Star Wars role as Lando Calrissian, the actor looks back on his 60-year career.
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